The view of El Triunfo Biosphere Reserve from Margarito Gurgua’s farm. Margarito Gurgua is a member of Comon Yaj Noptic in Mexico. Photo Courtesy: Equal

Credit: International Labor Rights Forum Child Labor and Slavery in the Chocolate Industry Chocolate is a product of the cacao bean, which grows primarily in

The Heartbreaking Truth Behind Your Coconut Products Coconut is one of the world’s most ubiquitous ingredients, found in everything from food products and cosmetics to

Colonization, Food, and the Practice of Eating The violence that accompanied the European colonization of the Indigenous people of Mesoamerica is a well-known fact. Historians

For many people, it can be quite overwhelming to realize just how much suffering and injustice goes into the familiar products that line our store

As a vegan food justice organization, Food Empowerment Project strives to do its best to provide consumers with enough information to make easy and informed

Canned string beans and frozen strawberries, or fresh butternut squash and ripe persimmons? The choice is yours – you can shop at chain grocery stores,

Genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) are plants or animals created in laboratories by inserting genes from one species into the DNA sequence of another, thereby producing new

Pablo Mera, Worker, Harvesting bananas at the plantation of Vincente Matute, a member of El Guabo, a fair trade banana cooperative of Ecuador. © Eric

Trigger warning: This article contains references to sexual violence in the Blood Tea and What About Fairtrade? sections below. Much has been made about the

The Buzz About Honey Is honey vegan? The short answer is no. To understand why, let’s examine what honey is and how it is made.

Ariel View of Palm Oil Plantation Trigger warning: This article contains a reference to sexual violence in the “Human Rights Abuses” section. Palm oil, made

Trigger warning: This article contains references to sexual violence in The Human Cost section below. For some time, the avocado has been the darling of

As part of an informal survey, Food Empowerment Project (F.E.P.) contacted winemakers who were promoting the fair treatment of farm workers to inquire if their